Examining the mediating effect of diversity climate on the relationship between destructive leadership and employee attitudes

The study sought to investigate the mediating effect of diversity climate on the relation between a destructive leadership style and employee attitudes of organisational commitment, job satisfaction, and intention to quit. Participants were employees from the financial, banking, retail, and manufact...

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Published in:Journal of psychology in Africa 2019-11, Vol.29 (6), p.563-569
Main Authors: McCallaghan, Sean, Jackson, Leon T. B., Heyns, Marita M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Autocracy
autocratic leadership
destructive leadership
diversity climate
Employee attitude
intention to quit
Job satisfaction
Leadership style
mediation
Organizational commitment
South Africa
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Summary:The study sought to investigate the mediating effect of diversity climate on the relation between a destructive leadership style and employee attitudes of organisational commitment, job satisfaction, and intention to quit. Participants were employees from the financial, banking, retail, and manufacturing sector in Gauteng province, South Africa (N = 230). The employees completed measures of autocratic leadership, diversity climate, job satisfaction, intentions to quit, and commitment. Simple mediation analysis revealed a pro-diversity climate to mediate the relationship between non-destructive leadership, organisational commitment, and job satisfaction. Non-destructive leadership predicted a constructive diversity climate, lower levels of intention to quit, higher levels of job satisfaction, and improved organisational commitment. Non-destructive leadership was conducive to diversity climate improving on employee organisational commitment and job satisfaction.
ISSN:1433-0237
1815-5626
DOI:10.1080/14330237.2019.1695078